Light Industrial

Canal do Fundão is a 6 km long artificial estuary formed in the early 1950’s. Over time sediment has built up in the canal and it has not been able to self-flush for the last 20 years. A comprehensive testing program for contaminant types and concentrations was carried out along the length of the canal. It was decided to dewater the dredged contaminated sediments in specially designed cells using Geotube® dewatering containers. Once the dewatering was completed the cells would be capped and vegetated and become part of the natural landscape of Fundão Island.

The City of Vaughn required sediment removal of three separate storm water management ponds. The city wanted to have a minimal impact on the surrounding community and environment. Bishop Water provided hydraulic dredging and Geotube® dewatering technology to contain the sediments.

A project at a former industrial brownfield site in Brantford, ON proves that Geotube® containers can significantly improve and accelerate the separation of solids as opposed to gravity settling methods of soil washing.

BLOOM partnered with Bishop Water to demonstrate brewery solids management (removal) using Geotube® dewatering technology. Brewery wastewater is often high in suspended solids created by leftover yeast and grains, which can make proper treatment very costly.

Geo-Dredging and Dewatering has been involved with two separate contaminated site clean-ups involving train derailments, and the release of crude oil into the environment. Quebec River in 2014 and a river in Northern Ontario in 2015 were both cleaned using Geotube® technology.

Geotube® technology was used for the consolidation of blood water from a fish processing plant. Using a polymer system, the Geotube® was able to capture lipids, solid organics and fats. The Geotube® saved the plant over $30,000 and helped meet permit effluent levels.

Award winning Winery, Duck Pond cellars, Oregon, required dewatering of their wastewater lagoon holding winery by products lees and pomace. With the main aim of removing the solids, and lowering BOD and TSS, Geotube® technology was used to clean out the solids from the lagoon. Further Geotube® units were used as a continuing addition to the existing treatment plant.

Geotube® technology was used for the consolidation of blood water from a fish processing plant. Using a polymer system, the Geotube® was able to capture lipids, solid organics and fats. The Geotube® saved the plant over $30,000 and helped meet permit effluent levels.

Mexico’s largest chicken farm was pumping high BOD discharge straight into the river system because their 2 sludge lagoons were full. The levels of BOD discharge were exceeding permit requirements, and plans of an expansion meant dewatering of the lagoons. Geotube® technology was able to capture and hold 62800 cubic metres of material allowing fully operational lagoons again.

The Arizona Chemical company’s waste settling equalization basin required emptying to meet Panama Cities discharge limits. The employed Geotube® technology was shown to capture the chemical laden thick and sticky sludge to such great success that three more units were installed removing 1065 tons of solids.